No stretch in the almost-two-year history of online sports betting in New York has been as big as these past few weeks.
The New York State Gaming Commission released sports betting revenue numbers for the week ending Nov. 26, a report that showed the nine NY sportsbooks accepting $516.6 million in bets. It ranks as the fourth-best week in terms of handle, a week after the industry’s second-best mark of $529.5 million.
Think about that for a moment: In two weeks, online NY sports betting generated $1.05 billion. Now compare that with three of the top sports betting states and their most recent performances: New Jersey ($1.29 billion in October), Illinois ($1.1 billion in September) and Pennsylvania ($829 million in October).
